Rail-joint.



No. 865,990 PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907 w. BEGKBL & J. J. ABEL. RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE $1906.

1; h: cases UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BEGKEL, OF ESTEYEN, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, AND JOHNJ. ABEL, (lF PORTAL,

v NORTH DAKOTA. 4

RAIL-JOINT. i r

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM BECKEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Esteven, in the District of Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada, and JOHN J. ABEL, a citizen of the United States,=resi'ding at Portal, in the county of Ward and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to rail joints, and its primary object is to provide a novel and highly useful device oi this character wherein the rail ends are interloeked the cost of the manufacture of the rails is not materially increased.

With the above and other objects in view, the in-f vention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying draw-v ings, wherein: p

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing our improved rail joint. Fig. 2 isa view in side'elevation. thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of. one of the ends of. the rail, and Fig. 4 isa trainsversc'sectional-view onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 2'.

. Referring to the by reference rinmerals,' 1 designates the base, 2 the'web and 3 the head of the rail. The ends of the web 2 are thickened co-extensi-vely with the width of the head 3, and the thickened portions of the web extend from the ends of the rails a suitable distance inwardly. Each end of the rail is cut away to provide'an offsetextension of tongue 4 and a longitudinally extending recess 01 mb, said" extension or tongue 4 ior1ning a portion ofthe'thicltcued end of the web 2, thus permitting the sameto be offset laterally, while the recess or seat his located in the thickened end of the web 2 and of a height and depth coextensive with the width and height of the extension or tongue 4 to wholly receive the extension or tongue 4 of the next adjacent rail. The application of the extensions or tongues in the recesses or seats prevents the sagging of the rails at their joints, and thus Speciflcation of Letters Patent. 1 Application ma m5 9,1906. sat-n1 1%. 321,015.

'Patented Sept. 17, 1967.

neath the extension or tongue 4 are cutaway to arrange the ends of 'the web 2 and head 3 onv a diagonal line, as indicated at 6 in the drawings. The diagonal ends 6 do not extend throughout the entirewidth of the head 3 and web 2, but begin and terminate so as to provide flatte'n'ed ends 7 and shoulders 8. When therails are assembled, the diagonal ends fit one against theother, while the flattened ends 7 ct one rail abut against the shoulders 8 of the other rail, thus providinga practically continuous tread which obviates pounding 'incident'to the wheels of a train passing over a space usually existing between the meeting ends of rails. The base 1 is removed on a line extending transversely of the rail to provide a forwardly projecting extension 9 forming an integral part. of the thickened portion of the web 2 This thickened portion of each rail is adapted to rest upon a shoulder 10 formed by cutting the thickened end of the web 2on a diagonal line, as fully shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. After the rails have been assembled,

the same are prevented from having relative lateral movement by means of bolts 11 and nuts 12, said bolts 1 It should be apparent from the above description,

taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

that we provide a rail joint wherein the ends-oi the rails are prevented from sagging and wherein a 'practically continuous tread is formed, thusobviating the pounding incident to the wheels of a train passing over a sagging joint or a space, usuallyexistingtbetween the meeting ends of rails. i It should also be apparent that'we have provided a rail-joint which does not 'materially increase the cost, of the manufacture of the rails, and which is simple, durable and efiicient. Y

Having fully described andillustmted our inven tion, what we claim is: I

A rail joint having the ends of its web thickened and cut away to provide an oflset extension and a recess, the ends of the head and the remaining portions 01. the web being cut away on a diagonal line, the ends 01' the-base being cut away on a line extending transversely b1 therall to providean extension tormlng an integral portion of the web, and a shoulder.

In testimony whereoL'I nfilx my signature in presence I of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BncKnL. JOHN .T. ABEL.

Witnesses:

II. I). on Vrnmnns, W. J. GERDING. 

